Many of you may recall my first foray into the world of the podcast not long ago, with the series “You Don’t Know the Half” (named in honor of a well-used saying by my mom back in the day). Well the podcast is back, with some exciting changes. First, it’s now called “Black Folks Talking Sh*t” and second, I have …
Calling All White People, Part 49 TODAY’S EPISODE: It’s learn and reflect, not show and tell Welcome, my fellow white people, to Black History Month once again. We’ve all heard the joke: Black people get the shortest month of the year for their history month. We’ve all heard the complaint: Why isn’t there a White History Month? And some …
Well, we got a new president. It actually happened. It was rough going there for a minute, but we did it. And, honestly, it’s kind of nice. I’m not going to lie, I’m not a fan of Biden. He scares the hell out of me, but at least it’s a step in a good direction—so far. His calls for unity …
We have a crime problem in the United States or, more accurately, a problem in the way we handle crime and so-called criminal justice—and the problem is very white. Before I get into that problem of color though—race, that is—let’s just talk about the scale of the problem in general. In the U.S., we incarcerate around 700 people out of …
If you’re anything like me (and like most people, I expect), you’ve probably thought as you saw news coverage of any raging wildfire or massively flooded community in recent years how grateful the people who were spared catastrophe must have been. You’ve probably imagined yourself in their place, breathing a deep sigh of relief when the fires have been doused …
It’s tempting to blame it on stupidity, but that’s not the truth. It wasn’t just the dumbshits in Hawaiian shirts misspelling message board threats from mommy’s basement. Yes, they were there, too, attacking the Capitol Building and trying to overthrow the government, but they weren’t the only ones. There were also teachers, police officers, firefighters, elected officials, a realtor, an …
A few days ago I saw a tweet that I liked and immediately retweeted. Heck yes, Cori Bush and the point she made RULES! Then I felt a knot in my stomach. I didn’t know why, but I un-retweeted it and sat with the feelings. On the one hand, I’ve seen Cori Bush kicking *ss in Ferguson and now she’s …
As I write this, it’s been a week since pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, and life as we knew it—even in the midst of this already bizarre world of a deadly pandemic—crossed over into the truly surreal. Millions of words have been written trying to make sense of the fact that a sitting U.S. president incited a mob to …
At this moment, it would be easy to say that America is broken, but the truth is we are not. Yes, these United States are dysfunctional. But we as a nation are the natural progression of how the U.S. was created and what happens when you never acknowledge or deal with the sins you committed to get where you got. …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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Government names, a stalker and other things
The first task that any new parent has is to provide their progeny with a name, since the baby cannot be forever known as “The Baby” or “My Baby.” They need names and, as a parent, you may decide to bestow a weighty or whimsical moniker upon your blessed offspring—the kind of thing that, as the child grows up, often …
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